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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Bangalore Cost of Living Summary

Nakhon Ratchasima is 40.6% more expensive than Bangalore.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Groceries: pay 100.0% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Transportation: pay 87.5% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Housing: pay 2.2% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% more in Nakhon Ratchasima
Clothing: pay 39.7% more in Nakhon Ratchasima

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Nakhon Ratchasima are more expensive than in Bangalore. Notably, childcare, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Nakhon Ratchasima.

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Nakhon Ratchasima vs. Bangalore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nakhon Ratchasima instead of Bangalore, you would:

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pay 18.9% more for restaurants

	Bangalore	Nakhon Ratchasima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 ₹294.44	$2.90 THB96.35	-6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.65 ₹441.66	$6.08 THB202.10	+30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₹37.99	$0.55 THB18.28	+37.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 ₹13.30	$0.31 THB10.21	+119.2%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 100.0% more for groceries

	Bangalore	Nakhon Ratchasima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 ₹52.48	$1.24 THB41.16	+123.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 ₹288.17	$7.69 THB255.97	+153.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.32 ₹220.73	$6.16 THB204.82	+164.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.09 ₹103.17	$1.48 THB49.33	+36.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 ₹161.67	$1.18 THB39.40	-30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 ₹120.28	$1.44 THB47.81	+13.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 ₹31.18	$0.56 THB18.64	+70.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 ₹51.69	$0.85 THB28.41	+56.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 ₹16.88	$0.87 THB28.96	+389.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 ₹15.51	$0.55 THB18.32	+237.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹15.97	$0.48 THB15.97	+185.5%
Average			+100.0%

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pay 87.5% more for transportation

	Bangalore	Nakhon Ratchasima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19 ₹398.27	$5.18 THB172.20	+23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.50 ₹1,472.19	$19.31 THB642.37	+24.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,402.51 ₹1M	$45,632.12 THB2M	+267.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 ₹314.07	$9.83 THB327.11	+197.3%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 2.2% more for housing

	Bangalore	Nakhon Ratchasima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.22 ₹970.54	$19.00 THB632.11	+85.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$307.17 ₹29,168.92	$218.51 THB7,268.72	-28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$172.34 ₹16,365.84	$159.03 THB5,290.09	-7.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 ₹2,201.99	$66.94 THB2,226.87	+188.7%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Bangalore	Nakhon Ratchasima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$102.13 ₹9,698.71	$178.25 THB5,929.53	+74.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,219.18 ₹306K	$14,270.93 THB475K	+343.3%
Average			+178.2%

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangalore	Nakhon Ratchasima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.27 ₹215.92	$1.78 THB59.30	-21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ₹213.74	$1.93 THB64.24	-14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.65 ₹441.66	$2.82 THB93.88	-39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.57 ₹1,763.13	$47.01 THB1,563.91	+153.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.65 ₹441.66	$4.75 THB158.12	+2.2%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 39.7% more for clothing

	Bangalore	Nakhon Ratchasima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.56 ₹3,091.50	$50.55 THB1,681.42	+55.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.08 ₹2,856.56	$29.23 THB972.21	-2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.38 ₹4,973.99	$77.24 THB2,569.46	+47.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.38 ₹3,739.82	$67.34 THB2,240.04	+71.0%
Average			+39.7%

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